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Back to Top2016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
The conference program will consist of plenary lectures, symposia, workshops and invited sessions of the latest significant findings and developments in all the major fields of biomedical engineering. Submitted papers will be peer reviewed. Accepted high quality papers will be presented in oral and poster sessions, will appear in the Conference Proceedings and will be indexed in PubMed/MEDLINE.
2013 26th IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE)
This is a general Electrical and Computer Engineering Conference which encompasses all aspects of these fields.
2012 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO)
ROBIO 2012 provides an opportunity for the academic and industrial communities to address new challenges, share solutions, and discuss future directions in research, development and applications in the dynamic and exciting areas of robotics and biomimetics.
2012 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2012)
The 2012 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2012) will be held in Vilamoura-Algarve, Portugal, during October 7-11, 2012. The theme of the conference will be Robotics for Quality of Life and Sustainable Development. Papers are solicited in all related areas in robotics and intelligent systems. Proposals for tutorials and workshops, as well as organized/special sessions are also welcome to address the emerging areas and innovative applications of new technologies.
2010 36th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference
The Northeast Bioengineering Conference is an event designed to foster the formation of new friendships and the exchange of ideas across disciplines related to bioengineering.
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Back to TopFinger flexion force sensor based on volar displacement of flexor tendon
Pilwon Heo; Jung Kim 2012 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2012
A wearable sensor for measuring finger flexion force based on volar displacement of flexor tendon is presented. The proposed sensor utilizes a principle that the volar displacement of tendon under a pulley depends on both of tendon tension and finger posture when a external compressive force is applied on the pulley. A prototype sensor is built for the verification of ...
An analysis on two-joint tendon driven hybrid control systems
Akira Shimada; Atsushi Maruta; Yutaka Uchimura Proceedings of SICE Annual Conference 2010, 2010
The aim of this research is to establish a basic control technique related to endoscopes for medical or general industrial uses. Shimada and Gotoh had presented the basic control technique for the system but the result was not sufficient because the motion of the system was not always smooth. For analize the cause, we utilize a passive two-joint mechanical system ...
Postural control strategies enlightened by the usage of tendon vibration technique
Senih Gurses 2009 14th National Biomedical Engineering Meeting, 2009
Postural control strategies applied by a subject in two different physical environments (phy env) were explored by using tendon vibration technique. EMG data from left and right Tibialis Anterior and Gastrocnemius muscles have been received from a subject while standing still on a force platform in two different conditions (eyes open and closed) during 180 sec long trials at the ...
Tatsuya Seki; Yinlai Jiang; Hiroshi Yokoi 2014 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO 2014), 2014
For practical use, a myoelectric prosthetic hand needs to (1) have a human- like structure, (2) be lightweight, (3) have multiple degrees of freedom (DoFs), and (4) have a high grip force. We have developed a myoelectric prosthetic hand with an interactive-tendon driven mechanism. This paper describes the control method by which the interactive-tendon driven mechanism produces fine and precise ...
Dual cryogenic fixation for mechanical testing of soft musculoskeletal tissues
N. Ramachandran; Y. Koike; P. Poitras; D. Backman; H. K. Uhthoff; G. Trudel IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 2005
Mechanical testing of soft musculoskeletal structures like tendons and ligaments are essential to medical advances. A long-standing limitation for testing these structures in isolation has been the ability to solidly fix both ends of the tendon. Cryogenic fixation technology was leveraged into the development of a dual cryogenic fixation (DCF) device. Results of the study show that the DCF allows ...
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Finger flexion force sensor based on volar displacement of flexor tendon
Pilwon Heo; Jung Kim 2012 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2012
A wearable sensor for measuring finger flexion force based on volar displacement of flexor tendon is presented. The proposed sensor utilizes a principle that the volar displacement of tendon under a pulley depends on both of tendon tension and finger posture when a external compressive force is applied on the pulley. A prototype sensor is built for the verification of ...
An analysis on two-joint tendon driven hybrid control systems
Akira Shimada; Atsushi Maruta; Yutaka Uchimura Proceedings of SICE Annual Conference 2010, 2010
The aim of this research is to establish a basic control technique related to endoscopes for medical or general industrial uses. Shimada and Gotoh had presented the basic control technique for the system but the result was not sufficient because the motion of the system was not always smooth. For analize the cause, we utilize a passive two-joint mechanical system ...
Postural control strategies enlightened by the usage of tendon vibration technique
Senih Gurses 2009 14th National Biomedical Engineering Meeting, 2009
Postural control strategies applied by a subject in two different physical environments (phy env) were explored by using tendon vibration technique. EMG data from left and right Tibialis Anterior and Gastrocnemius muscles have been received from a subject while standing still on a force platform in two different conditions (eyes open and closed) during 180 sec long trials at the ...
Tatsuya Seki; Yinlai Jiang; Hiroshi Yokoi 2014 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO 2014), 2014
For practical use, a myoelectric prosthetic hand needs to (1) have a human- like structure, (2) be lightweight, (3) have multiple degrees of freedom (DoFs), and (4) have a high grip force. We have developed a myoelectric prosthetic hand with an interactive-tendon driven mechanism. This paper describes the control method by which the interactive-tendon driven mechanism produces fine and precise ...
Dual cryogenic fixation for mechanical testing of soft musculoskeletal tissues
N. Ramachandran; Y. Koike; P. Poitras; D. Backman; H. K. Uhthoff; G. Trudel IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 2005
Mechanical testing of soft musculoskeletal structures like tendons and ligaments are essential to medical advances. A long-standing limitation for testing these structures in isolation has been the ability to solidly fix both ends of the tendon. Cryogenic fixation technology was leveraged into the development of a dual cryogenic fixation (DCF) device. Results of the study show that the DCF allows ...
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CompAct™ Arm: a Compliant Manipulator with Intrinsic Variable Physical Damping
Humans exploit compliance in their biomechanical muscle-tendon-bone actuation structure to enable robust and safe interaction with the environment and utilize the elastic energy stored into muscles and tendons to obtain large energy efficiency or high output mechanical power peaks at their limbs. From the robotic/mechatronic point of view it is clear that emulating such a property in robotic actuation systems enables the achievement of performance which is not possible with classical stiff designs. In contrast to this, transmission compliance introduces some disadvantages as e.g. typically underdamped modes which reduce the achievable control bandwidth, stability margin and accuracy of the controlled system. These limitations are solved in mammalians by means of physical damping which clarifies why these biological systems are able of performing fast and smooth yet accurate motions in their limbs. This motivates this work which consists in the analysis and development of the CompAct™ Arm, a novel compliant manipulator with intrinsic variable damping. This is probably the first robotic system to exhibit these diverse bio inspired characteristics. A motivation analysis is initially presented to show how the drawbacks introduced by compliance can be overcome by means of physical damping. The second part of the paper presents the mechatronic development of the robotic manipulator and preliminary experimental results.
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Biophysics of the Generation of EMG Signals
This chapter describes the basic concepts of generation and detection of EMG signals. Specific emphasis is devoted to the generation of muscle fiber action potentials at the fiber end plates, their propagation along the sarcolemma, and their extinction at the tendons. The chapter addresses the topics of crosstalk between nearby muscles and selectivity of the recording systems. It discusses the relationships between muscle force and the surface EMG. The EMG signal is generated by the electrical activity of the muscle fibers active during a contraction. The signal sources are the depolarizing and repolarizing zones of the muscle fibers. EMG signal features depend on a number of anatomical, physical, and detection system parameters. Considering all the factors related to the volume conductor and the signal sources that influence the characteristics of the EMG signal, a reliable relation between EMG amplitude and force needs a subject specific and condition specific calibration.
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The Evolution of Control and Adaptation in a 3D Powered Passive Dynamic Walker
Humans demonstrate speed, efficiency, and adaptability when traveling over rugged terrain. Bipethi robots modeled on biological designs could replace or assist people working in difficult environments. However, current research into humanoid robots has not produced practical machines. This paper explores the use of evolutionary robotics to evolve a simulation of a ten-degree of freedom bipedal robot. This machine demonstrates many of the properties of human locomotion. By using passive dynamics and compliant tendons it conserves energy while walking on a flat surface. Its speed and gait can be dynamically adjusted and it is capable of adapting to discrepancies in both its environment and its bodies' construction.
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This chapter provides an overview of surface EMG decomposition techniques, along with their basic assumptions, properties, and limitations. Surface electrodes measure the electrical activity of several nearby muscle fibers that are active during a muscle contraction. The electrical activity of each fiber can be described by a single fiber action potential (SFAP) that propagates from the neuromuscular junction towards the tendons. There is large diversity of decomposition techniques that can roughly be categorized either as template matching or latent component analysis (blind source separation) approaches. Decomposition of surface EMG is a powerful tool enabling noninvasive insight not only into muscle control strategies, but also into peripheral muscle properties. It provides unambiguous information on physiological parameters of individual motor units that can easily be interpreted. The identification of motor units (MUs) discharge patterns from surface EMG signals, acquired during dynamic muscle contractions, needs to be addressed.